Michele Arigliani1, Chiara Stocco2, Elena Valentini2, Carlo De Pieri2, Luigi Castriotta3, Maria Elena Ferrari2, Cristina Canciani2, Lorenza Driul4, Maria Orsaria5, Luigi Cattarossi6, Paola Cogo2. 1. Department of Medicine, Division of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy. michelearigliani@gmail.com. 2. Department of Medicine, Division of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy. 3. Institute of Hygiene and Clinical Epidemiology, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy. 4. Department of Medicine, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy. 5. Department of Medicine, Surgical Pathology Section, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy. 6. Department of Medicine, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The impact of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) on lung function in very preterm children is largely unknown as current evidence is mainly based on studies in children born small for gestational age but not necessarily with IUGR. METHODS: Spirometry, transfer factor of the lung for carbon monoxide (TLco), and lung clearance index (LCI) were cross-sectionally evaluated at 8.0-15.0 years of age in children born <32 weeks of gestation with IUGR (n = 28) and without IUGR (n = 67). Controls born at term (n = 67) were also included. RESULTS: Very preterm children with IUGR had lower mean forced expired volume in the first second (FEV1) z-score than those with normal fetal growth (∆ -0.66, 95% confidence interval (CI) -1.12, -0.19), but not significant differences in LCI (∆ +0.24, 95% CI -0.09, 0.56) and TLco z-score (∆ -0.11, 95% CI -0.44, 0.23). The frequency of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in the two groups was, respectively, 43% and 10% (P = 0.003). IUGR was negatively associated with FEV1 (B = -0.66; P = 0.004), but the association lost significance (P = 0.05) when adjusting for BPD. CONCLUSIONS: IUGR has an impact on conducting airways function of very preterm children at school age, with part of this effect being mediated by BPD. Ventilation inhomogeneity and diffusing capacity, instead, were not affected. IMPACT: IUGR does not necessarily imply a low birthweight for gestational age (and vice versa). While a low birthweight is associated with worse respiratory outcomes, the impact of IUGR on lung function in premature children is largely unknown. IUGR affects conducting airways function in school-age children born <32 weeks with IUGR, but not ventilation inhomogeneity and diffusing capacity. The impact of IUGR on FEV1 seems mainly related to the higher risk of BPD in this group.
BACKGROUND: The impact of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) on lung function in very preterm children is largely unknown as current evidence is mainly based on studies in children born small for gestational age but not necessarily with IUGR. METHODS: Spirometry, transfer factor of the lung for carbon monoxide (TLco), and lung clearance index (LCI) were cross-sectionally evaluated at 8.0-15.0 years of age in children born <32 weeks of gestation with IUGR (n = 28) and without IUGR (n = 67). Controls born at term (n = 67) were also included. RESULTS: Very preterm children with IUGR had lower mean forced expired volume in the first second (FEV1) z-score than those with normal fetal growth (∆ -0.66, 95% confidence interval (CI) -1.12, -0.19), but not significant differences in LCI (∆ +0.24, 95% CI -0.09, 0.56) and TLco z-score (∆ -0.11, 95% CI -0.44, 0.23). The frequency of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in the two groups was, respectively, 43% and 10% (P = 0.003). IUGR was negatively associated with FEV1 (B = -0.66; P = 0.004), but the association lost significance (P = 0.05) when adjusting for BPD. CONCLUSIONS: IUGR has an impact on conducting airways function of very preterm children at school age, with part of this effect being mediated by BPD. Ventilation inhomogeneity and diffusing capacity, instead, were not affected. IMPACT: IUGR does not necessarily imply a low birthweight for gestational age (and vice versa). While a low birthweight is associated with worse respiratory outcomes, the impact of IUGR on lung function in premature children is largely unknown. IUGR affects conducting airways function in school-age children born <32 weeks with IUGR, but not ventilation inhomogeneity and diffusing capacity. The impact of IUGR on FEV1 seems mainly related to the higher risk of BPD in this group.
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